21st century

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The 21st century was, as Jack Harkness cryptically said, "when everything changes". (TW: Everything Changes) Among other things, the early 21st century was when the whole human race on Earth learned that alien life existed. (DW: The Christmas Invasion) Earlier chronicled invasions, including those of the Yeti (DW: The Web of Fear) and the Slitheen family (DW: Aliens of London/World War Three), were believed by the general public to have been hoaxes, or otherwise covered up. (DW: Remembrance of the Daleks, World War Three) Others, such as the Racnoss invasion (DW: The Runaway Bride), the disappearance of Royal Hope Hospital (DW: Smith and Jones) and the March of the Adipose (DW: Partners in Crime) were brief in duration, and most, such as the common incursions through the Rift (TW: Everything Changes, Day One, Combat, End of Days, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, et al.) and conspicuous alien presences in Ealing (SJA: Invasion of the Bane, Revenge of the Slitheen, Eye of the Gorgon, Warriors of Kudlak, et al.), though well-known enough to lead to the area being dubbed "the Ealing Triangle" (SJA: Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith), were insignificant. [statement unclear] However, as alien incursions became more frequent, it became harder to dismiss them, especially the worldwide invasions such as the Battle of Canary Wharf (DW: Doomsday) in 2007 and the Dalek Invasion of Earth (DW: The Stolen Earth) in 2009. The government publicly opened negotiations with at least two alien races, the Toclafane (DW: The Sound of Drums) in 2008 and the 456 (TW: Children of Earth) in 2009. Earth was a very tempting target for invasion; half of the species from Earth to the Verlixix Spiral Cluster has plans to invade. (SJA: Enemy of the Bane)

Pizza was proved a great dish in this century.

Miracle Day affected Earth in this century. (TW: The New World)

In a negated timeline, most people knew and accepted alien life by the 2050s (SJA: The Mad Woman in the Attic), although given events early in the century, odds are this fact remains in the restored timeline.

Specific events

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